Mobius - Bax: Harp Quintet / Elegiac Trio / Fantasy Sonata (2000)

Tracklist

01. Harp Quintet: I. Tempo moderato
02. Harp Quintet: II. Tranquillo
03. Harp Quintet: III. Tempo primo
04. Elegiac Trio
05. Phantasy Sonata: I. Allegro molto
06. Phantasy Sonata: II. Allegro moderato
07. Phantasy Sonata: III. Lento espressivo
08. Phantasy Sonata: IV. Allegro
09. Sonata for Flute and Harp: I. Allegro moderato
10. Sonata for Flute and Harp: II. Lento
11. Sonata for Flute and Harp: III. Moderato giocoso

Some of the best Bax is here. In these atmospheric pieces he was able to throw off the fetters of inherited symphonic forms and allow his Celtic fantasy to pursue its own improvisatory course. The melodic writing is free and fertile. Bax's harp writing is especially poetic. Best of all is the short, moody Elegiac Trio. The Fantasy Sonata, for harp and viola, is remarkable for the way it holds the attention for well over 20 minutes; not easy with two such reticent instruments. The six musicians of Mobius play this music with feeling, imagination and energy, proof that harp music doesn't have to be all elfin and willowy.

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